bill gates

Here’s a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today: Bill Gates Age: 56 Occupation: Business Magnate and Philanthropist Known For: Co-founding Microsoft and formerly serving as its CEO, being one of the richest people in the world, his longtime rivalry with the late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, and donating much of his wealth to charity through the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Re

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation just got a $1.5 billion infusion. Warren Buffet, the third-richest person in the world, gave 19.34 million shares of his insurance and investment company, Berkshire Hathaway Inc., to the charitable organization, which was created by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and his wife to help address the world's education, health and poverty problems.